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Billie Jean Theide

Professor Emerita of Art, School of Art + Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Inaugural James Avery Endowed Chair); past chair of the metals program

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
University of Illinois - Urbana — since 1985

Born
1956, Des Moines, Iowa

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Billie Jean Theide

Current role
Professor Emerita of Art, School of Art + Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Inaugural James Avery Endowed Chair); past chair of the metals program

Status
Retired

Link
www.billietheide.com/

Training

Undergraduate	Drake University · 1974 ot 1978 BFA · instructor: Condon Kuhl
Graduate	Indiana Universityuniversity art department · 1978 to 1982 MFA · instructor: Leslie Leupp

Lineage

Taught at

Boca Raton Museum of Art · 1985 to presentSan Diego State University · 1982 to 1983University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · 1985 to present

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Sources

https://www.billietheide.com/about https://art.illinois.edu/people/profiles/billie-theide/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Jean_Theide https://americanart.si.edu/artist/billie-jean-theide-27923

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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